Singapore could appear to be a more unattractive investment destination if it chooses to keep the practice mandatory, but key to Singapore's success is the efficacy of its regulatory regime, and the Singapore Exchange has stressed the need for transparency, with the regulator and the rest of industry as primary gatekeeper.

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MANDATORY quarterly reporting - should it stay or should it go?

It is a debate that has proven divisive the world over, not least in Singapore, which is now reviewing the need for the practice.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said in January that it will study whether